They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.
Source: tatoeba (1321)
Against
/əˈɡeɪnst/
Synonyms for "against" (94 found)
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Closest matches (19)
aboutacrossadverse toaproposas toat cross purposesat cross-purposes withathwartconconcerningconfrontingcontracontrary tocounter todead against
Noun(1 words)
Preposition(3 words)
Strong matches (28)
despitedisappointeddiscontenteddisenchanteddisgruntleddisillusioneddispleaseddissatisfieddissentingen route tofacingfightforfromfrontingheaded forhostilein conflict within contact within contempt of
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in defiance ofin disagreement within front ofin opposition to
Preposition(4 words)
in comparison within contact within oppositionin opposition to
Related words (47)
in order toin passage toin preparation forin spite ofin transit toindignantlownext toonon route toopposedopposed toopposingoppositeopposite toover againstpoorreregardless ofresistant
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respectingtotouchingtowardtowardsturned offunappreciativeunapprovinguncomplimentaryunfavorableunhappyupup againstuponversusvis-a-viswith respect to
Preposition(8 words)
Noun(2 words)
objecting tov symbol
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriescomparative prepositioncontrastdirectional termfunction wordmotion descriptoroppositionprepositionspatial preposition
More specific
11 entriesfrictionin comparison within opposition toin relation tooppositionpressed againstrefusalresistanceup againstversuswind resistance
Collocations
10 entriesagainst all oddsagainst each otheragainst the clockagainst the grainagainst the rulesagainst the wallagainst the windgo againststand againstvote against
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
50 total sentences available.
Are you for or against abortions?
Source: tatoeba (1837)
Every time I join a new game of Warcraft, I am pitted against a new team of adversaries.
Source: tatoeba (1912)
I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
Source: tatoeba (2264)
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